U.S. stock-index futures fell on Tuesday, as the release of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's written testimony signaled that the central bank can continue gradually raising interest rates.

Global Stocks:

Nikkei 22,389.86 +236.23 +1.07%

Hang Seng 31,268.66 -229.94 -0.73%

Shanghai 3,291.53 -38.05 -1.14%

S&P/ASX 6,056.90 +14.70 +0.24%

FTSE 7,290.37 +0.79 +0.01%

CAC 5,337.52 -6.74 -0.13%

DAX 12,474.14 -52.90 -0.42%

Crude $63.63 (-0.44%)

Gold $1,330.80 (-0.15%)